The Wild Wild West is set in the 1870s and deals with the exploits of James West (played by Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), two agents of the United States Secret Service who work directly under the command of President Ulysses S. Grant. James West is presented as a sort of "James Bond of the West,"[1] i.e. the handsome, muscular action-hero who is handy with his fists, as well as a dashing "ladies' man." Artemus Gordon is West's partner, a master of disguises and also the inventor of the many gadgets that the two of them use in the course of their adventures. The two men travel about in a private train and use their talents to vanquish the many dastardly villains that threatened the United States – among them, disgraced ex-soldiers seeking revenge against President Grant, power-hungry megalomaniacs, and mad scientists with their brilliant but diabolical inventions. The last group includes the recurring character of Dr. Miguelito Loveless, played by 3'11"[2]Michael Dunn. As series producer Bruce Lansbury stated:
"Jim [West]'s world was one of two-faced villainy, male and female, countless 'Mickey Finns,' and needle-tipped baroque pinkie rings that put him to sleep even as he embraced their dispensers. There were inevitable trap doors, hotel walls that ground their victims to dust or revolved into lush Aubrey Beardsley settings next door, lethal chairs that tossed occupants skyward or alternatively dumped them into dank sewers that subterraneously crisscrossed countless cow towns of the period. And then there was that old Dutch sea captain, leaning in the corner of the swill-hole of a bar, who inexplicably winked at Jim as he entered … Artemus, of course, in one of his thousand disguises."[3]
Ten years after the series was cancelled a made-for-television revival movie, The Wild Wild West Revisited, aired and was successful enough to warrant a follow-up entitled More Wild Wild West (1980), thus bringing the total number of episodes up to 106. However, the movie was more campy compared to the serious tone of the television series. The death of Ross Martin in 1981 ended any plans for another film.[4] In 1999, the theatrical film Wild Wild West, loosely based on the TV series, was released.
The complete run of the series is present below in broadcast order. Included are the episode titles, directors, writers, broadcast dates, production codes, guest stars and the roles they played, and a brief plot synopsis. Also, the various disguises that Ross Martin used in his Artemus Gordon character are listed.
October 7–8, 1980 (two parts) (October 7–8, 1980 (two parts))
Episodes
Season 1 (1965–66)
Michael Dunn's portrayed the brilliant but evil Dr. Loveless in ten episodes of The Wild Wild West. His last appearance as Dr. Loveless in "The Night of Miguelito's Revenge" showing Loveless's newest invention—an android.
Collier Young, who hitherto had produced a series entitled The Rogues, was assigned to The Wild Wild West but, after overseeing only three episodes, was replaced due to "a difference in concept between the network and [him]."[7]Fred Freiberger, his replacement, brought the series back on track with adventures featuring beautiful women, strong adversaries, and "something very bizarre."[8] Also under Freiberger the character of Dr. Loveless was created. Loveless became an immediate hit, resulting in actor Michael Dunn being contracted to do four episodes per season.[9] However, after producing ten episodes, Fred Freiberger was replaced by John Mantley, reputedly due to a behind-the-scenes power struggle.[10] Mantley, who had been associate producer on Gunsmoke, produced seven episodes before he too was replaced. Mantley returned to his former position on Gunsmoke while Gene L. Coon took over the production reins for of The Wild Wild West. However, Coon left after six episodes to take a screenwriting assignment at Warner Bros., leaving Michael Garrison to take on double-duty as producer and executive producer for the remainder of the season.[11]
The 28 first-season episodes of The Wild Wild West, all of which were photographed in black and white, were not broadcast in the order that they were filmed. Notably, the early ones produced by Collier Young were moved back in the broadcast schedule in favor of the Fred Freiberger- and John Mantley-produced episodes. The breakdown in broadcast order is thus:
Michael Garrison – Episodes 1 and 28
Collier Young – Episodes 5, 9 and 15
Fred Freiberger – Episodes 2–4, 6–8 and 10–13
John Mantley – Episodes 14 and 16–21
Gene L. Coon – Episodes 22–27
During this season, The Wild Wild West placed at #23 in the ratings for the 1965–1966 season.[12] One episode of this season, "The Night of the Howling Light", received an Emmy nomination for Best Cinematography.[13]
Posing as a rich eastern "dude" traveling west in his own private railway car, Jim goes to Texas to track down General Juan Manolo, who is trying to take over the region. This episode (the series' pilot) is formatted differently from all the other episodes of the series. It is the only episode that features the opening credits before the teaser, the only first season episode that features the commercial art break in a cartoon fashion (the remainder of the first season episodes featured them as a textured photograph), and the only episode to place a commercial art break in the bottom center picture. This is also the only episode to feature James Gregory as President Grant. It also shows a brief glimpse at the end of the episode of the train crew (engineer; fireman) and West's Butler. Villain: Juan Manolo/Wing Fat
West and Gordon have their first encounter with the brilliant but evil dwarf, Dr. Miguelito Loveless, along with the doctor's two conspirators/assistants, the lovely Antoinette and the mute, simple-minded giant, Voltaire. Dr. Loveless is planning to take over California from control of Governor Newton Booth, which the doctor claims rightfully belongs to him through his mother's venerable Ranchero family line.
When ships along the Mississippi River are attacked by a gang of pirates known as the "Thousand Eyes", Jim and Artemus are sent to investigate. The trail leads to the leader of the gang: Captain Ansel Coffin, a blind man seeking revenge. His gang uses false lights to lead ships astray, crash them, and then plunder them. Villain: Ansel Coffin
Story by : Henry Sharp and Edmund Morris Teleplay by : Henry Sharp
October 29, 1965 (1965-10-29)
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An Irish freight man
Guest stars:Oscar Beregi (Dr. Ormont), Kipp Hamilton (Cluny Ormont), Jayne Massey (Cecile), Louise Lawson (Blonde), Frank Delfino (Barker), Ron Whelan (Consul-General Potez), Marion Thompson (Amelie Charlemont), Charles Horvath (Ironfoot), Phillip E. Pine (Lt. Armand Renard)
West and Gordon are assigned to recover stolen radioactive materials. Their only clue is a set of fingerprints found on the ankle of a comely but potentially lethal secretary. Villain: Cluny Ormont
Trouble is brewing along the railroad: the local Indians are demanding gold and have threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid. West and Gordon learn that things are not what they seem to be. Villain: General Ball
Story by : John Kneubuhl and Richard Landau Teleplay by : John Kneubuhl
November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)
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Guest stars:Michael Dunn (Miguelito Loveless), Jean Hale (Marie), Phoebe Dorin (Antoinette), Joe Hooker (Mr. Abernathy), Jordan Shelley (Baron Colinelcy), Richard Kiel (Voltaire), Chuck O'Brien (Janus)
The second encounter with Dr. Loveless. West is lured into a ghost town filled with lifelike dummies, where Loveless is hatching his latest scheme: the surgical alteration of Janus, one of his assistants. Once done, Janus would look exactly like James West. Villain: Dr. Miguelito Loveless
Guest stars:Martin Landau (General Grimm), Ray Kellogg (Captain O'Brien), Gregg Martell (Otto), Nelson Olmsted (Senator Rawls), Ted Markland (Jack Talbot), Marianna Case (Cloris), Shary Marshall (Jenny), Joan Huntington (Sgt. Musk)
An army of fanatics is dedicated to overthrowing the United States Government, and it's up to James West to thwart their plans. Villain: General Grimm
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"The Night of the Human Trigger"
Justus Addiss
Norman Katkov
December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)
013
Austrian Professor Neinindorf
Guest stars:Burgess Meredith (Professor Orkney Cadwallader), Kathie Browne (Faith Cadwallader), Michael Masters (Hercules Cadwallader), Dick Winslow (Piano Player), C. Lindsay Workman (Bartender), Gregg Palmer (Thaddeus Cadwallader), Bill Henry (Sheriff), Robert I. McCord (Sidney), Hank Patterson (Mr. Porter), Vernon Scott (Clerk), Virginia Sale (Aunt Martha), Robert Phillips (Sam), James Jeter (Harry)
An insane geologist has developed an elaborate extortion scheme: He has mastered the power to create earthquakes. Villain: Professor Orkney Cadwallader
Shades of The Manchurian Candidate: West is held prisoner in a lighthouse by a mad doctor who is using mind control to condition the Secret Service agent into becoming an assassin. Villain: Dr. Arcularis.
While disguised as a notorious outlaw, West goes to arrest a Mexican bandit, only to be recognized by the villain's girlfriend. Villain: Col. Francisco Vasquez
After being crippled in an explosion that he blamed on the other men of his regiment, Colonel "Iron Man" Torres has rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg". He is now seeking revenge on those whom he believes wronged him – including President Grant.
West and Artemus are tracking down the smugglers of opium and Chinese aliens. Their trail leads them to a British ex-colonel who is planning to take over the Chinese throne. Main Villain: Col. Allenby-Smythe
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"The Night of the Flaming Ghost"
Lee H. Katzin
Robert Hamner and Preston Wood
January 21, 1966 (1966-01-21)
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Drunken whiskey salesman R.P. McGuffey A cavalry soldier
The third encounter with Dr. Loveless. This time, he is using exploding toys as part of his scheme to make California a kingdom for children, with himself as Governor.
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"The Night of the Puppeteer"
Irving J. Moore
Henry Sharp
February 25, 1966 (1966-02-25)
021
(none)
Guest stars:Lloyd Bochner (Zachariah Skull), Imelda de Martin (Vivid), John Hoyt (Justice Vincent Chayne), Janis Hansen (Waitress), Wayne Albritton (Harlequin), Walter Painter (Caveman), Jack Tygett (Butler), Len Rogel (Sign Man), Sara Taft (Mrs. Chayne), Nelson Olmsted (Dr. Lake)
An attack on a Supreme Court justice leads West and Gordon into a mysterious underground lair filled with deadly life-size marionettes. Villain: Zachariah Skull
West and Gordon are assigned to protect a pleasure-loving prince who is visiting the United States. The prince insists on visiting a plush spa, only to find that assassins are eagerly awaiting his arrival.
West and Gordon investigate the mysterious disappearance of Serbia's Kara Diamond, which leads them into the lair of Morgan Midas. He has mastered a formula that can make him move so quickly that he becomes invisible to the naked eye. Gene L. Coon later used this idea for a 1969 Star Trek episode "Wink of an Eye".
Guest stars:Michael Dunn (Dr. Miguelito Loveless), Phoebe Dorin (Antoinette), Jenie Jackson (Kitten Twitty), Leonard Falk (Attendant)
West and Gordon meet Dr. Loveless for the fourth time. The doctor has invented a hallucinatory drug which, when used on Jim, makes him believe that he has shot and killed Artemus.
Upon arriving in Willow Springs, Jim and Artie find that a band of thieves have struck and are somehow managing to paralyze everyone in the entire town. Main Villain: Dr. Vincent Kirby
Season 2 (1966–67)
"Classics of literature, film, and contemporary science were shamelessly commandeered as their elements were submerged and made over into a style that was, and still is, unique to television. We sought words and images to convey that style ... baroque, outre, tiffany hues, rich crimsons and forest green, all in the mystery of chiaroscuro."
The second season of The Wild Wild West continued the basic format of first season, but also made some changes. The most notable of these was that the series was now shot in color, which enhanced the Victorian ambiance of the 1870s setting.[15] Both Robert Conrad and Ross Martin were given modified wardrobes, with Conrad wearing short bolero jackets and tight-fitting pants (he wore bolero jackets through the first season as well.[16] There was also a shift in the choreography of the fight scenes, changing the emphasis from karate (largely used in the first season) to boxing.[17]
As in the first season, Dr. Loveless was featured in four episodes. Meanwhile, an attempt was made to establish another recurring villain with the character of Count Manzeppi (played by Victor Buono, who had appeared in the pilot episode). However, the Count was dropped after only two episodes.
Again, as in the first season, 28 episodes were produced for the season. Initially, Michael Garrison continued in the dual capacity as producer and executive producer. However, after seven episodes, the producing chores were handed to Bruce Lansbury. Garrison returned to working solely as the series' executive producer. Garrison died on August 17, 1966, when he fell down a flight of stairs at his home in Bel Air.[18][19][20]
The breakdown between the two producers, as broadcast, is:[21]
Michael Garrison – Season episodes 1–5, 12 and 14
Bruce Lansbury – Season episodes 6–11, 13 and 15–28
However, the series continued to be listed as "A Michael Garrison Production in association with the CBS Television Network" in the end credits for the rest of the run.
The Wild Wild West slipped in the ratings during the second season, falling to 53rd in the Nielsens for the 1966-67 season.[22]
However, guest star Agnes Moorehead won an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in the episode "The Night of the Vicious Valentine".
Guest stars:Victor Buono (Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi), LeGrand Mellon (Miranda), Michael Masters (Titan), Richard Pryor (Villar), Anthony Eisley (Deadeye), Frank Sorello (Pres. Juarez), Andi Garrett (Nurse), Roy Jenson (Vance Markham), Harry Ellerbe (Colonel Armstrong), Paul Wallace (Tony)
While searching for an undercover fellow agent (who turns up dead), Jim and Artie arrive at a circus where they find themselves pitted against the Eccentrics, a league of assassins commanded by the vicious Count Manzeppi.
Guest stars:Boris Karloff (Mr. Singh), Audrey Dalton (Veda Singh), Jose De Vega (John Mountain-Top), James Westmoreland (Chandra), Michael York (Cupta), Morgan Farley (Mudjaz), Asoka (Dancer), Sujata (Dancer), John Alonzo (Sarrkan), Simon Scott (Colonel Stanton Mayo)
Jim West is kidnapped by a maharajah who wants his sons to be tutored in the fine art of killing. West becomes the "polo ball" in a deadly game of polo.
Guest stars:Michael Dunn (Dr. Miguelito Loveless), Phyllis Newman (Princess Wanakee), Phoebe Dorin (Antoinette), Howard Hoffman (War Eagle), Sandy Josol (Chawtaw)
The fifth encounter with Dr. Loveless, whose latest diabolical invention involves a powder that miniaturizes people. Jim West and an Indian princess are among his victims. Will a cat bring about the end of Agent West? Dr Loveless appears as the sheriff of a "ghost town".
Guest stars:William Windom (Ben Victor), Leslie Parrish (Morn), Whitey Hughes (Jerry), Ford Rainey (Simon), Pitt Herbert (Byron Pettigrew), Woodrow Chambliss (Wingo), Cindy Taylor (Pan), Arlene Charles (Alna)
A bizarre scheme has West and Gordon involved with a green-skinned girl who emerged from what seems to a spaceship. She claims her ship needs gold for fuel.
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"The Night of the Poisonous Posey"
Alan Crosland Jr.
Story by : Donn Mullally Teleplay by : Leigh Chapman
The town of Justice, Nevada, is hangout for a group of international criminals headed by Lucrece Posey, who is planning on leading her group into a world-wide criminal organization-her gang is made up of a pyromaniac; a thuggish pugilist; a South American assassin; a Cowboy outlaw; an explosives expert, a mad Cossack and a Confidence Man. Unfortunately for them a certain two secret service agents on vacation happen to be passing through, and it is up to the pair to battle them into submission.
Jim and Artie investigate a new weapon: a mysterious dragon-like creature that is blowing up ships. Together they must find the weapon before government ship, loaded with a cargo of explosives, arrives in the San Francisco harbor.
Guest stars:Michael Dunn (Dr. Miguelito Loveless), Phoebe Dorin (Antoinette), Anthony Caruso (Bright Star Chief), Peggy Rea (wife of Bright Star Chief), Paul Fix (Old Chief)
The sixth encounter with Dr. Loveless a.k.a. Robin Hood of Sherwood forest, whose latest scheme involves a chemical that kills plant life and a suit of medieval armor.
Guest stars:Carroll O'Connor (Fabian Lavender), Karen Sharpe (Rose Murphy), Paul Comi (Pellargo Double), Daniel Ades (Colonel Pellargo), Jack Perkins (Golo), Gene Tyburn (Finley), Andi Garrett (Barmaid), Alan Bergmann (Claudio Antille), Patricia Huston (Leda Pellargo)
Jim and Artie are assigned to investigate one Fabian Lavender, a mortician who runs a peculiar side-line business: faking the deaths of wanted criminals.
Jim, Artie, and a local sheriff are accompanying a convict back to prison who was convicted of treason during the Texas Revolution 40 years before. While resting for the night, Artie has a strange dream where he, Jim, and the sheriff chase their prisoner to an old abandoned mansion which is haunted by the spirit of a dead woman. In a twist ending West and Gordon find evidence of Day being innocent of treason but uncover a worse crime connected to Day.
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13
"The Night of the Skulls"
Alan Crosland Jr.
Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret
December 16, 1966 (1966-12-16)
043
Minister at his own funeral Tigo A pompous senator
Guest stars:Donald Woods (Senator Stephen Fenlow), Lisa Gaye (Lorelei), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Anne Doud (Lucinda), Michael Masters (Bluebeard), William Bagdad (Prisoner), Calvin Brown (Iron Hook Harper), Francis DeSales (Charlton), Kem Dibbs (Plainclothesman), Robert Herron (Tigo), Quintin Sondergaard (Monk), Madame Spivy (Axe Lady), Sebastian Tom (Samurai)
Jim becomes a fugitive on the run after he "shot and killed" Artie. In reality, however, he is tracking down a secret league of assassins.
Guest stars:Ed Begley (Judge M'Guigan), Bill Zuckert (Inspector Bulvon), Elaine Dunn (Vashti), Jon Lormer (Vickerman), John Harmon (Moody), Michael Pate (Bledsoe), Will Kuluva (Zeno Baroda), Vito Scotti (Cefalu), Bill Gwinn (Judge)
Jim and Artie aid a federal judge whose life has been threatened by a bomb-throwing clockmaker.
Duelist Jack Maitland (no make-up, but a different character)
Guest stars:Ricardo Montalbán (Colonel Noel Bartley Vautrain), Dianne Foster (Amanda Vautrain), Harry Harvey Sr. (Theater Manager), Tyler McVey (Professor), Gregory Morton (Levering), Felice Orlandi (Captain Vincent Scofield), Ed Prentiss (Colonel Fairchild), Davis Roberts (Bartender), Will J. White (Robber), Howard Wright (Professor)
Jim and Artie encounter Colonel Vautrain, a crippled, legless former Confederate officer who has mastered the ability to travel through time. His plan is to go back in time and alter history, thus not only restoring his legs but also having the Confederate Army win the war — by killing President Ulysses S. Grant.
West and Gordon are assigned to protect Dr. Raven, who is developing a secret weapon and also a member of a tontine, an investment group whose bylaws state that the last surviving member of the group will receive the group's assets.
Guest stars:Victor Buono (Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi), Michele Carey (Gerda Scharff), Hideo Inamura (Benji), Perry Lopez (Dodo Le Blanc), Oliver McGowan (Colonel Armstrong), George Murdock (Luther Coyle), Georgia Schmidt (Scrub Woman), Audrey Lowell (Wanda)
Jim and Artie encounter Count Manzeppi again. This time around the count is attempting to acquire a wind-up bird that contains the Philosopher's Stone.
The Sultan of Ramapur brings a sacred white elephant as a gift to President Grant. When bandits steal the elephant from Jim and Artie's train the outraged Sultan demands a compensation of $1 million. Events take an interesting turn when Jim follows the trail to a gypsy camp.
Guest stars:John Astin (Count Sazanov), Susan Odin (Anastasia), Malachi Throne (Kuprin), Andre Phillipe (Fecdor Rimsky), Martin Blaine (Millard Boyer), Nancy Dow (Tersa), Chubby Johnson (Prospector), Louise Lawson (Miss Minnow), Michael Panaieff (Chekov), Wendy Stuart (Marsha), Walter Sande (Colonel Crockett), Larry Anthony (Detective), Lola Bell (Barber)
President Grant orders West and Gordon to deliver Rimsky, a political prisoner, to Vladivostok in exchange for Millard Boyer, the American vice-consul. In the course of their duty the two are drugged and end up in Russia — or so it seems. Artemus speaks Russian in this episode (in real life, actor Ross Martin spoke Russian).
Guest stars:Agnes Moorehead (Emma Valentine), Diane McBain (Elaine Dodd), Sherry Jackson (Michele LeMaster), Shephard Menken (E.N. Itnelav), Mitzie Evans (Gates), Quinn Cunningham (Minister), Don Delavay (Griffin the Butler), G. Edward McKinley (Curtis Langley Dodd), Walter Sande (Colonel Crockett), Henry Beckman (Paul J. Lambert), Whitey Hughes (Giggling Henchman)
Jim and Artie investigate the killings of wealthy industrialists. They find that all the victims are linked to a matchmaker named Emma Valentine. Jim is held captive in Emma's matchmaking machine--his ideal woman is a combination of Aphrodite; Helen of Troy and Lola Montez. Ross Martin plays comic relief as a fussy german accented Jewish Tailor. Agnes Moorehead won the series' only Emmy for her performance in this episode.
Jim and Artie receive fake newspapers that predict the deaths of their friends which the agents cannot prevent from happening. Their investigation pits them against an evil super-genius.
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"The Night of the Deadly Bubble"
Irving J. Moore
Michael Edwards
February 24, 1967 (1967-02-24)
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An old blind beggar A drunken sailor
Guest stars:Alfred Ryder (Captain Horatio Philo), Judy Lang (Professor Abigail J. Pringle), Nacho Galindo (Pepe), Kai Hernandez (Maid), Nelson Welch (Professor McClennon), Lou Krugman (Blind Beggar/Felix), Whitey Hughes, Dick Cangey (Heavies), Mickey Golden, Robert Herron
West and Gordon, investigating a series of mysterious tidal waves off the coast of San Francisco, encounter a fanatical marine environmentalist bent on eco-terrorism. Villain: Captain Horatio Philo
West and Gordon encounter Dr. Loveless for the seventh time. His latest invention can transport real people in and out of the two-dimensional world of paintings. [The idea was later used by Zygons in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special episode The Day of the Doctor to invade London via an art gallery] In a "fair" gunfight arragned by Dr Loveless, Jim West with his six gun finds himself in a life or death survival test against seven of the Old West fastest gunfighters including a final showdown with the fastest gunman "Lighting" McCoy
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"The Night of the Colonel's Ghost"
Charles R. Rondeau
Ken Kolb
March 10, 1967 (1967-03-10)
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Ian Gellico Cooper-Featherstone, a big game hunter President Grant
Guest stars:Kathie Browne (Jennifer Caine), Lee Bergere (Colonel Wayne Gibson), Alan Hewitt (Lawyer Vincent Pernell), Arthur Hunnicutt (Doc Gavin), Roy Engel (President Ulysses S. Grant), Walker Edmiston (Sheriff Tom Hollis), Gordon Wescourt (Bert Caine), Ralph Gary (Chris Davidson), Billy Shannon (Abel Caine)
West rides into the town of Gibsonville where he encounters a series of broken neck murders along with arguments over a lost stash of gold. Meanwhile, Gordon is escorting President Grant to dedication of a statue of the late Colonel Wayne Gibson in the very same town.
Guest stars: Peter Hale (Myron Kendrick), Nehemiah Persoff (Adam Barclay), Miiko Taka (Haruko), Pitt Herbert (Levering Mayhew David), George Keymas (Doctor 1), Lou Straley (Doctor 2), Carole Kane (Nurse), Tiki Santos (King Kalakua), Soon-Teck Oh (Houseboy), Reggie Valencia (Palea), Duane Grey (Dock Guard), Mel Prestidge (Polynesian)
West and Gordon are assigned to guard the king of Hawaii, who is due to arrive secretly by ship. The deaths of four military officers and the mysterious sinking of the cruiser Youngstown lead them to believe that the king's life may be in danger. Jim West must escape Barclay's death trap. Loosely based on The Pit and the Pendulum.
Guest stars:Don Gordon (General Titus Trask), Richard Jaeckel (Sergeant Stryker), Sheilah Wells (Josephine), Ken Drake (Professor Frimm), Tol Avery (Warden Primwick), Vince Howard (Ralph Kleed)
Jim impersonates a killer in order to track down General Titus Trask, a renegade army officer with a desire to kill President Grant. Can Jim stop Trask from turning President Grant into a mindless zombie?
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"The Night of the Wolf"
Charles R. Rondeau
Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret
March 31, 1967 (1967-03-31)
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King Stephan
Guest stars:Joseph Campanella (Talamantes), Lorri Scott (Leandra), Charles R. Radilac (Priest), Jonathan Lippe (Capt. Adam Dushan), Michael Shillo (Dr. Hanska), Eddie Fontaine (Sheriff Twilley), John Marley (King Stefan IX)
Jim and Artie's latest assignment is to protect Stefan, a soon-to-be-crowned king. However, the evil Talamantes (with a pack of werewolves) has kidnapped Stefan's daughter, Leandra, and will only release her if Stefan renounces the throne.
Mr. Lindsey, a southern artist Mr. Fargo, an old-time blacksmith
Guest stars:Michael Dunn (Dr. Miguelito Loveless), Marianna Hill (Belladonna), Patsy Kelly (Mrs. Bancroft), Grace Gaynor (Pearline Hastings), Don "Red" Barry (Rainey), Walter Sande (Colonel Crockett), Roland La Starza (Joe Kirby), Charles Wagenheim (Vance Rawlinson), William Challee (Fargo), Murray Alper (Bartender), Troy Melton (Whaley), Charles Fredericks (Drunk), Jack Orrison (Mr. Butcher), Jack Rigney (Mr. Krane), William Massey (Teller), Frank Sully (Telegrapher)
The brilliant but evil Dr. Loveless is back for the eighth time with yet another plan to rule the world. His scheme this time around uses mock-ups of the prisons, armories, and the United States Treasury to train his henchmen to take over these resources upon his command.
Season 3 (1967–68)
The third season of The Wild Wild West saw a shift away from fantasy and more toward traditional western with the "villains becoming more political and less outrageous."[23] Also, due to serious health problems, Michael Dunn appeared as Dr. Loveless in only one episode during this season ("The Night Dr. Loveless Died").[23]
On January 24, 1968, when The Wild Wild West was near the end of shooting for the season, star Robert Conrad, who did the majority of his own stunt work, was seriously injured when he fell from a chandelier during the filming of the episode "The Night of the Fugitives". Production was shut down for the season and the "Fugitives" was completed and broadcast during the fourth season.[24][25]
All of the episodes of this season were produced by Bruce Lansbury. Due to Conrad's injury only 24 episodes were made for this season. For its third season, the series rebounded slightly in the Nielsen ratings, moving up to 40th place from the previous season ranking of 53rd.[26]
The U.S. Constitution document has been stolen by a dangerous revolutionary named Victor Freemantle. West and Gordon are sent to Texas to recover it. Rather than give into Freemantle's ransom demand of $1 million, they decide to infiltrate Freemantle's castle and retrieve the Constitution themselves. They learn, however, that Freemantle is not the mastermind behind the plot.
Bluebeard, a trapper Canadian patriot, Paul Beaumont
Guest stars:Lana Wood (Sheila "Vixen" O'Shaugnessy), Pernell Roberts (Sean O'Reilly), Len Wayland (Major Jason), Paul Prokop (Clint Hoxie), Russ McCubbin (Briscoe), Zack Banks (Pierre), Paul Lambert (Andre Durain)
West travels to Fort Savage to help prevent a revolution in Canada that outlaw O'Reilly has plans to incite. However, once there, he finds that O'Reilly is in control of the fort and is holding the fort's major and his men captive.
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"The Night of the Assassin"
Alan Crosland Jr.
Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret
September 22, 1967 (1967-09-22)
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A Mexican soldier A priest Halverson, a fat, old Texan
West and Gordon disrupt an assassination attempt on Mexico's President Juarez. Their plan is to return to Texas with the assassin they have captured, but first they must deal with the merciless Colonel Arsenio Barbossa.
West and Gordon arrive in Hayes City where they identify the body of their archnemesis, Dr. Loveless. While there, they meet up with Triste, and Miguelito's next of kin, Dr. Liebknicht, a Swiss neurologist who strikingly resembles Loveless.
Guest stars:Frank Silvera (El Sordo), Mario Alcalde (Fortuna), James Almanzar (Gregorio), David Renard (Enrique), Rico Alaniz (Chico), Louis Massad (Juan), Ref Sanchez (Antonio), Marie Gomez (Isabel)
West and Gordon head south of the border with a present for the Mexico's president – a beautiful Arabian horse. However, after their arrival the horse is stolen by a group of outlaw bandits, jeopardizing the relationship between the two countries.
While the U.S. State Department is returning a valuable samurai sword to its rightful owner, a Japanese prince, the sword is stolen by a group of assailants. To avoid damaging U.S.-Japan relations, Jim and Artie are assigned to locate the sword and return it to the prince before he commits seppuku. After a series of various encounters with those after the sword, Jim faces the villain in a dramatic sword fight.
During a stopover in a small town in Kansas, Jim and Artie become involved in a murder investigation. After a man is found guilty and sentenced to hang, the agents uncover information that points to a frame-up.
Guest stars:Ray Walston (Professor Johnson), Jack Elam (Zack Slade), Edmund Hashim (Colonel Pedro Sanchez), Roland La Starza (Jake), Hal John Norman (Indian Guide), Roy Monsell (Dr. Mallory), Eddie Little Sky (Aztec chief), Carla Borelli (Sun Goddess)
West and Gordon travel with Mexico's Colonel Sanchez and Zack Slade's men through the Texan desert in search of the lost treasure of Montezuma. Villain: Professor Johnson.
Ermerson P. Gentry, a Southern gentleman An old cleaning man
Guest stars:Paul Comi (Burt Farnsworth), Philip Bruns (Abner Lennox), Joan Huntington (Mary Lennox), Arlene Martel (Erika), Arthur Malet (Doc Keyno), Florence Sundstrom (Mrs. Moore), Dort Clark (Colonel Housley), Morgan Farley (Harry Holmes), Judi Sherven (Priscilla), Merri Ashley (Girl), Sharon Cintron (Secretary), Ernie Misko (Guard), Barbara Hemmingway (Lola), John Armond (Bronzini)
West and Gordon attempt to track down the source of the counterfeit money that is appearing in sufficient quantities to undermine the U.S. economy, all the while dodging flamethrowers and hungry lions.
Guest stars:Robert Duvall (Dr. Horace Humphries/The Falcon), Lisa Gaye (Lana Benson), Edward Knight (General Lassiter), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Kurt Kreuger (Heindorf), John Alderson (Clive Marchmount), Joseph Ruskin (Muñez), George Keymas (Balya), Gene Tyburn (Felton), Michele Tobin (Bonnie), William Phipps (Marshall)
West and Gordon tangle with a mysterious villain called the Falcon, who has developed a giant gun that can level entire towns. And now it is aimed at Denver. Villain: Dr. Horace Humphries/The Falcon
A band of seedy cut-throats are gathering just outside the small town of New Athens and forcing the residents to leave in droves. Their leader is Michael Trayne, a vicius killer back in town after three years in jail. it's up to Jim and Artie to put a stop to Trayne's activities, ultimately accomplished by Jim in a gunfight with Trayne.
Aaron Addison, an old man who is about to die A Moroccan
Guest stars:Anthony Zerbe (Zeke Montgomery), Robert Terry (Dan Kittridge), Kent Smith (Governor Brubaker), Douglas Rowe (Attendant), James Nusser (Reeves), Toian Matchinga (Henriette Fauer), Karen Jensen (Katherine Kittridge), Alex Gerry (Judge), Bill Erwin (Jury Foreman), Walter Brooke (Prosecutor), Eli Behar (Warden), Donnelly Rhodes (Captain Dansby)
West and Gordon take on a Black Legion of troops who are terrorizing a territory out west. Their leader seems to be their territorial Governor, but there is a more sinister power behind the scenes of all the illegal activities -- the final confrontation of West and Gordon with the chief villain in a surprise twist ending.
Story by : Peter G. Robinson and Ron Silverman Teleplay by : Leigh Chapman
December 1, 1967 (1967-12-01)
072
A mailcarrier A longshoreman A waiter
Guest stars:John McGiver (Elisha Calamander), Marj Dusay (Crystal Fair), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Dick Cangey (Moke), Ron Brogan (Guard Officer), Frank Cappiello (Teller), Frederick Combs (Elevator Operator), James Driskill (Bartender), Kay Cousins Johnson (Matron), Richard Karie (Keeley), David Frank (2nd Reporter), George Sperdakos (Door Guard), John Armond (Waiter), Noel Swann (Golem), Andy Davis (Hansbury), Bebe Louie (Song), Brad Trumbull (Doctor), Walker Edmiston (Preacher)
Jim's temper flares as he seems to be under stress and making many mistakes, resulting in his resignation from the Secret Service. Shortly afterwards, he is recruited by some member of the underworld who seeks to capitalize on his misfortune.
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14
"The Night of the Iron Fist"
Marvin Chomsky
Ken Pettus
December 8, 1967 (1967-12-08)
073
Count Draja
Guest stars:Mark Lenard (Count Draja), Lisa Pera (Countess Zorana), Bill Fletcher (Stark), James Gavin (Sheriff), Fred Stromsoe (Cal), Red West (Roy), Jerry Laveroni (Cass), Whitey Hughes (George), Dick Cangey (Ben), Craig Shreeve (Reporter), Wayne Heffley (Deputy), Troy Melton (Harry), Wilhelm Von Homburg (Abel), Bo Hopkins (Zack), Ross Hagen (Kelso), Ford Rainey (Garrison)
Jim is assigned to escort Bosnia's Count Draja through 100 miles of no-man's land to Buffalo Springs where the count will be turned over for extradition. Meanwhile, there is the little matter of the $500,000 the Count hid somewhere in the United States, as well as a band of outlaws determined to set the Count free.
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15
"The Night of the Running Death"
Gunnar Hellstrom
Edward J. Lakso
December 15, 1967 (1967-12-15)
071
Jonathan Ashley Kingston, an actor An Italian waiter
Guest stars:Oscar Beregi Jr. (Colonel Diebolt), Laurie Burton (Alice), Tony Gange (Waiter), John Pickard (Governor Ireland), Don Rizzan (Markham), Britt Nilsson (Joan), Laurence Aten (Desk Clerk), Jerry Laveroni (El Bardhoom), Sherry Mitchell (Silva), Dante DiPaolo (Jeff Smith), Dub Taylor (Pete), Ken Del Conte (Head Guard), Jason Evers (Christopher Kohner), Maggie Thrett (Deirdre), Whitey Hughes (Thug), Karen Arthur (Gerta), T. C. Jones (Enzo/Miss Tyler), Ken Swofford (Sloan), Jerry Maren (Coco)
A dying man's words lead Jim and Artie to a wagon train of entertainers and an attempt on the life of a princess. Villain: Colonel Diebolt
Jim and Artie are out to stop a gang of ruthless crooks known as the Vipers who have been looting a string of Kansas towns, robbing banks and killing citizens.
Guest stars:Nehemiah Persoff (Major Hazard), Sabrina Scharf (China Hazard), Jeff Corey (Tacitus Mosely), Dick Cangey (Carter), Whitey Hughes (Steinlen), Jerry Laveroni (Quist), Red West (Maberly), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Kenya Coburn (Madame Pompadour), Louise Lawson (Slave Girl), Terry Leonard (Cope), Gregg Martell (Cajun)
During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, West is captured by Major Hazard, the leader of a gang of crippled Civil War prisoners-of-war who are seeking revenge on Mosely, the camp's commandant.
West is attacked and knocked unconscious. He awakens in a strange deserted town filled with assailants wearing masks in the likeness of Emmett Stark, an escaped murderer whom West had imprisoned years earlier – and now Stark wants revenge.
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21
"The Night of the Undead"
Marvin Chomsky
Calvin Clements Jr.
February 2, 1968 (1968-02-02)
078
Beldon Scolville, Jr. Major Brainard of the Corps of Engineers
Guest stars:Hurd Hatfield (Dr. Articulus), Priscilla Morrill (Phalah), John Zaremba (Eddington), Hal Dewindt (Taro), David Fresco (Griseley), Roosevelt Grier (Tiny Jon), Dick Cangey (Guard), Marvin Brody (Player #1), Rush Williams (Player #2), Joan Delaney (Mariah Eddington), Alvenia Bentley (Creole Dancer), Joseph Perry (Bartender), Kai Hernandez (Domino)
While tracking down a missing scientist Jim and Artie become involved with a voodoo ceremony and the walking dead. Villain: Dr. Articulus
Story by : Robert Bloomfield Teleplay by : Leigh Chapman
February 9, 1968 (1968-02-09)
064
Dr. Zorbi, a magician
Guest stars:Edward Asner (Furman Crotty), Sharon Farrell (Cloris Colter), Jerry Laveroni (Irish), John Kellogg (Rusty), Kevin Hagen (Silas Crotty), Gil Lamb (Claude), George Petrie (Colonel Petrie), Johnny Jensen (The Boy), James Nolan (The Warden), Jack Rigney (The Bartender), Don Howorth (The Brute), Sebastian Tom (Masseur)
Furman Crotty, a convicted criminal serving time in Leavenworth, demands his release from jail along with a full pardon in exchange for the safe return of a smallpox vaccine. Meanwhile, Jim has been injured in the attack on the stage and is struggling with amnesia. Artie must find both his friend and the vaccine before a full-scale epidemic hits. Gordon helps West literally bring down the curtain on Crotty.
Guest stars:Dabbs Greer (Senator Seth Buckley), Grace Gaynor (Naomi Buckley), Richard Kiel (Dimas), John S. Ragin (Reverend Hastings), Felice Orlandi (Benjamin Buckley), Lori Lehman (Priscilla Hastings), H. M. Wynant (Aaron), Gabriel Walsh (Farmer), James Gavin (Fletcher), Ben Aliza (Caleb), John Abbott (Dr. Von Liebig), George D. Barrows (Johann)
Jim and Artie visit the plantation of a U.S. Senator who has a mysterious family past that involved a scientist's experiments with apes.
West and Gordon foil an assassination attempt on President Grant. The weapon used in the attempt was one stolen in recent raids on government and territorial armories. And improperly-made wine leads to a monastery under illegal occupation
Season 4 (1968–69)
Due to his injury near the end of filming of the previous season, the fourth season of The Wild Wild West forced Robert Conrad to use a double for any stunt that the studio considered "chancy."[27] On June 26, 1968, during filming of "The Night of the Avaricious Actuary", Ross Martin fell and received a hairline fracture in his shin. As a result, the script for the next episode filmed, "The Night of the Juggernaut", was re-written to have Martin's character, Artemus Gordon, receive a leg injury.[28][29] On August 17 of the same year Martin suffered a massive heart attack.[30] A five-week hiatus in filming had just begun, but Martin's recovery time was much longer. Nine episodes were filmed without Martin although he continued to have co-star billing in the opening credits. The absence of his character was explained as being on "special assignment" in Washington, D.C.[31]
Ross Martin returned to filming for the final three episodes of the season, which also turned out to be the last episodes of the entire series. The Wild Wild West experienced a precipitous decline in its Nielsen ratings, falling to 87th place out of 92 series for the 1968-69 television season.[32] Due to declining ratings, as well as a crack-down on programs with excessive violence, the series was cancelled after four seasons.[33]
During this season, Ross Martin received an Emmy Award nomination for leading actor in a drama series. All of the fourth-season episodes were produced by Bruce Lansbury.
In Washington, D.C. the German Consul, Baron Hinterstoisser, announces he has something very interesting for President Grant to see. West and Gordon find that it is a kinetoscope showing Grant (actually a double) signing a secret agreement with the representative of an enemy nation. Hinterstoisser shows the kinetescope before an attentive crowd.
Dr. Crane Mr. Hassan Amir Ortuglo, Arab dealer in exotic weapontry
Guest stars:Kevin McCarthy (Major General Walter Kroll), Melinda Plowman (Lorna Crane), Gail Billings (Verna Scott), E. J. André (Dr. Crane), Vince Howard (Bartender), Dick Cangey (1st Guard), Fred Stromsoe (2nd Guard), Red West (3rd Guard), Tommy J. Huff (4th Guard)
West and Gordon are assigned to rescue Dr. Crane and his daughter. The doctor has invented a new "doomsday formula" which could spell the end of the United States if it falls into the wrong hands.
Guest stars:Floyd Patterson (Lyle Dixon), Gloria Calomee (Lonie Millard), Simon Scott (Theodore Bock), Fred Stromsoe (Hardcase), Peter Hale (Harwood), Byron Foulger (County Clerk), Bart La Rue (Storekeeper), Irving Mosley (Farmer #2), Evelyn Dutton (Nurse #1), Stardedt Kaava (Nurse #2), Stuart Nisbet (Farmer #1), Wild Bill Reynolds (Geezer)
Someone is trying to run settlers off their land, buying some of them out, scaring others away, and even murdering those who refuse to leave.
Colonel Doyle of the British Army (retired) A Frenchman
Guest stars:Sharon Acker (Lavinia Sedgewick), Richard Hale (Sedgewick), Maria Lennard (Jessica), Jay Robinson (Dr. Maitland), Arthur Space (Redmond), Frank Campanella (Fingers the Masseur), Gene LeBell (Felix), Kathryn Minner (Old Lady/Aged Lavinia), Red West (Man #1), Dick Cangey (Man #2), Arthur Adams (Desk Clerk #1/Hiram), Lee Weaver (Desk Clerk #2)
West and Gordon come upon the Sedgewick family, whose members have experienced rapid aging. In an attempt to cure this disorder, their family physician has been kidnapping people afflicted with the same disorder and using them to test a serum he has prepared.
Guest stars:Robert Ellenstein (Dr. Theobald Raker), William Schallert (Rufus Kraus), Sherry Jackson (Lola Cortez), Robert Patten (Dr. DeForest), Ludmila (Ballerina), Helen Page Camp (Charity), Ken Drake (General Crocker), I. Stanford Jolley (Town Doctor), Reggie Nalder (Count Zendar), Jacquelyn Hyde (Marquesia Bellini), Astrid Warner (Gilda Novak), Gregg Palmer (Bartender), Adolph Caesar (Vidoq), Lee Kolima (No-Fun)
West and Gordon are after an evil scientist who has stolen a vial filled with deadly germs, which they must recover before the vial bursts and causes a devastating plague. However, they are sidetracked in the home of Rufus Kraus and are pulled into a night of deadly parlor games.
A Portuguese fisherman A workman A Swedish repairman
Guest stars:Ford Rainey (Admiral Charles Hammond), Marj Dusay (Dolores Hammond), Ted Knight (Daniel), Jason Evers (Commander Beech), Anthony Caruso (Jose Aguila), Bill Baldwin (Workman), Larry Grant (Aide), Gregg Martell (Bartender #1), Claudio Miranda (Bartender #2), Brent Davis (Lt. Dave Bartlett)
In San Francisco, Jim and Artie's friend, Lt. Bartlett, is killed, apparently the victim of a strange tentacled sea creature. It soon becomes apparent to them that an insidious threat is behind Bartlett's killing.
Jim travels to the town of Epitaph to arrest Norbert Plank, the chief bookkeeper for the corrupt and powerful syndicate that owns the town's mining company. Through Plank, the agents stand to get hold of valuable records about the syndicate's illegal activities. Villain: Diamond Dave Desmond
Jim and Artie are on the trail of a priceless ruby has been stolen from the eye of the statue of Sun God, Ra, at the San Francisco museum. Their trail leads them to Rosie, a beautiful young dancer, who is wearing the ruby on her toe.
Guest stars:Robert Phillips (Frank Roach), Bill Quinn (Dr. Emmet Sloane), Leslie Charleson (Dooley Sloane), Dabbs Greer (Captain Lyman Butler), John Crawford (Prof. Philip Colecrest), Charles Macaulay (Zach Morton), Dick Cangey (Rusty), Fred Stromsoe (Lefty), Red West (Chuck), Tommy J. Huff (Pete), Ken Mayer (Hannon)
West and Gordon come to the deserted mining town of Brimstone to meet Professor Colecrest, who has made a very important discovery. Their adventures lead them into the underground mines where strange things occur, including an encounter with an aged Confederate soldier who is unaware that the war ended many years earlier.
Agents West and Pike are on the trail of an opium gang. They receive some dubious help from Bosley Cranston, a meek and seemingly incompetent agent on his first field assignment. However, Cranston has some special talents that will prove invaluable.
Guest stars:Harold Gould (John Taney/Dr Kovacs), Jenny Maxwell (Billie), Ross Elliott (General Caswell), Emily Banks (Arden Masterson), Steve Gravers (Durkin), Tol Avery (Asa Dempster), Lou Krugman (Hotel maitre d'), Fritz Feld (Chef), Judi Sherven (Cora Lister), Sharon Cintron (Girl #1), Linda Cooper (Girl #2), Barbara Hemmingway (Fat Lady), Frank Simonetti (Fat Man #1), Bennett King (Fat Man #2), Jack Spratt (Fat Man #3), Ray Dawe (Fat Man #4)
West and Gordon investigate a series of explosions that have destroyed several palatial homes. They discover that the destruction is being caused by a giant tuning fork radiating powerful sound waves.
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
Guest stars:Charles Aidman (Jeremy Pike), Michael Dunn (Dr. Miguelito Loveless), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Peter Hale (Chris), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Delilah), Arthur Batanides (Pylo), Jim Shane (Tiny), Don Pedro Colley (Abbie Carter), Percy Helton (newsstand proprietor), Byron Morrow (Judge Fairlie), Linda Chandler (Lynn Carstairs), Walter Coy (Cyrus Barlow), Peter Bruni (Ivan Kalinkovitch), Johnny S. Luer (Biff Trout), Roy Barcroft (Sheriff), Dort Clark (Theater Manager), Paul Barselou (Storekeeper), Mary Esther Denver (Lady Barber), Wendy Douglas (Saloon Girl), David Montresor (Butler), Marguerite Ray (Mrs. Carter)
West is joined by Jeremy Pike in this tenth encounter with Dr. Loveless. This time around the doctor is behind a series of kidnappings. His victims are all people he felt had wronged him in the past and now he is plotting his revenge.
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
Guest stars:Charles Aidman (Jeremy Pike), Khigh Dhiegh (Din Chang), Francine York (Dr. Sara Gibson), Vincent Beck (Corporal Simon), Lou Cutell (Major Frederick Frey), Andre Phillippe (Jean-Paul), Debbie Wong (Kuei), Linda Ho (Chinese Girl #2), James Shen (Quen Yung), Buck Kartalian (Lt. Bengston), Lorna Denels (Jeanne), Holly Mascott (Molly), John Creamer (Colonel Kelton Morse), Tommy Lee (Ancient Puppeteer)
West and Pike are on the trail of a stolen a supply of fulminate of mercury from a military arsenal. Their trail leads to the prison at Alcatraz, which has been taken over by the evil Din Chang.
Guest stars:Thayer David (Cortez), Toian Matchinga (Cosina Ramirez), Jorge Moreno (Proprietor), Lou Peralta (Conquistador #1), Fred Stromsoe (Conquistador #2), Joe Pepi (Guard #1), Fred Villani (Morales), Jon Lormer (2nd Elder), Gil Serna (Fernandez), Ted de Corsia (1st Elder), Pepe Callahan (Captain Rojas), Richard Angarola (Allesandro), Edward Colmans (Juan Ramirez)
West and Gordon investigate a group of bandits who are attacking and terrorizing border towns. They track the bandits to a Mexican village where the thieves are hiding under the guise of an old Mexican legend about Cortez. Jim and Artie, not believing in the return of the god Cortez, are determined to find their way into the dormant volcano where the thugs are hiding.
Agents West and Harper investigate a series of disturbing incidents involving a raven that hypnotizes high-ranking officials into committing crimes. The incidents lead the two agents to "The Raven", group led by Thaddeus Toombs and a man called Tycho.
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
Guest stars:William Schallert (Frank Harper), Robert Ellenstein (Dr. Occularis Second), Michele Carey (Laurette), Christopher Cary (Tycho), John Harding (Toombs), Valentin de Vargas (Chaveros), Vic Perrin (Professor Simon Winkler), Roy Engel (President Grant), Frank Sorello (Ambassador Ramirez), Rico Alaniz (Mexican Agent), Julio Medina (Townsman), Zack McWiggins (Agent #1), James McEachin (Agent #2), Peter Hale (Agent #3), Don Ross (Agent #4), Jeraldo deCordovier (Peon), Lisa Todd (Bonnie), Lillian Lehman (Secretary), Annette Molen (Virginia) (Note: Jackie Coogan, Vic Perrin, Lillian Lehman, and Roy Engel only appear in the part 1 recap that replaces the usual pre-credits teaser.)
Still battling "The Raven", Frank Harper rescues the hypnotized Jim West from assassinating the Mexican Ambassador. West and Harper then continue to infiltrate, undermine, and bring the group to justice.
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17
"The Night of the Sabatini Death"
Charles R. Rondeau
Shirl Hendryx
February 7, 1969 (1969-02-07)
099
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
After meeting with the dying crime czar Sabatini, Jim and fellow agent Ned Brown travel to Calliope, Missouri, where an Army finance officer died after stealing $500,000.
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
Guest stars:Charles Aidman (Jeremy Pike), Jack Carter (Alan Thorpe), Anthony Eisley (Warren Blessing), Jackie DeShannon (Torrey), Arthur Malet (Prof. Montague), Nicky Blair (Thompson), Benny Rubin (Janus), Vince Barnett (Swanson), Mark Allen (Instructor), Gail Billings (Myra Bates), Bill Monemaker (Thomas), Ron Heller (Wallace), James Ryan (Stevens), Bonnie Hughes (Linda), Walter Kelley (Mint Guard), Bob Dodson (Hardcase)
A melody holds the clue that agents West and Pike need to trap a departmental traitor.
Guest stars:Edward Binns (Colonel Roper), Robert Pine (Lt. Murray), Henry Wilcoxon (Armando Galiano), Perry Lopez (Sanchos), Richard O'Brien (Sgt. Charlie Tobin), Eugene Iglesias (Bernal), William O'Connell (Dr. Winterich), John Pickard (Duty Sergeant), Daniel Ades (Lopez), Jay Jostyn (Major), Sarita Vara (Mariana), Joe Raciti (Barman)
West and Gordon head to a lonely outpost where they battle a terrorist gang.
West and Gordon investigate the recent disappearance of several opera divas in New Orleans. While there they unravel a plot involving the secret Order of Lucia and also reveal who among their new acquaintances is playing a role on and off the stage.
To get a diamond for the National Museum, West travels to an eerie island supposedly haunted by a mad dog. While there he becomes reacquainted with an old acquaintance, Sir Nigel Scott, a British detective.
Guest stars:Guy Stockwell (Prince Gregor), John van Dreelen (Count Balkovitch), Donnelly Rhodes (Captain Zaboff), Nina Foch (Duchess Sophia), Jennifer Douglas (Princess Lina), Aliza Gur (Maria), Oscar Beregi Jr. (Petrovsky), Ivan Triesault (Bishop Kucharyk), Norman Leavitt (Sheriff Corby), Luis de Córdova (Priest), Kay Vojkovic (Serving Girl), Sonny Klein (Sorkhev), Nikita Kranz (Grobe), Tim Burns (Cossack #1), Michael Kriss (Cossack #2)
West and Gordon become involved in the affairs of the royal family of Karovnia who have traveled to the United States after fleeing from assassins in their homeland. The agents find themselves pursued by the evil Count Balkovitch, who is looking for an icon he needs to possess in order to hold power in Karovnia. Surprise twist at end re the identity of the main villain.
Story by : Edward Adamson Teleplay by : Frank Moss
April 4, 1969 (1969-04-04)
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Kevin Kemball, an actor
Guest stars:Lana Wood (Averi Trent), William Bryant (Duncan Lansing), Douglas Henderson (Colonel Richmond), Cliff Norton (Drummer), John Hoyt (Guild), Bill Zuckert (Sheriff), James Lanphier (Malcolm), Eddie Firestone (Stillis), Pilar Del Rey (Mexican Matron), Wayne Cochran (Stacey), Steve Raines (Ben), Dan Cass (Olin), Doug Pence (Stagehand), Artt Frank (Drunk Actor), Edward LeVeque (Mexican Peasant), Tyler McVey (Doctor), Flora Plumb (Saloon Girl #1), Jacqueline J. Sayls (Saloon Girl #2), Conrad Falk (Donald, Averi's fiance – who is very unlike Jim West)
West deals with the kidnapping of the Governor's daughter while Gordon rushes to find Jim to inoculate him from the disease one of the criminals was carrying.
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24
"The Night of the Tycoons"
Mike Moder
Story by : Barney Slater Teleplay by : Louis Vittes
April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11)
101
(None — Ross Martin does not appear in this episode)
Guest stars:Jo Van Fleet (Amelia Bronston), Joanie Sommers (Kyra Vanders), Steve Carlson (Lionel), Tommy J. Huff (Clown Thug), Dick Cangey (Clown Thug), Red West (Clown Thug), Tol Avery (Gorhan), Richard O'Brien (Van Cleve), Lee Duncan (Bartender), E.A. Sirianni (O'Brien), Milton Parsons (Kessel), Nelson Welch (Board Member #5), Virginia Peters (Matron), Mary Garcia (Honey), Mike Mahoney (Head Guard), Buff Brady (Butler), Jerry Mann (Board member #6), Cal Currens (Businessman), Michelle Breeze (Melanie)
West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock.
Television movies (1979–80)
Ten years after the cancellation of The Wild Wild West Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reunited and reprised their respective roles as government agents James West and Artemus Gordon in a television reunion film, The Wild Wild West Revisited. This film proved to be one of CBS' highest rated specials of the year,[34] thus warranting a second reunion film, More Wild Wild West. The second film, however, proved less successful.[34]
These two reunion movies were produced by Robert Jacks and directed by Burt Kennedy and are notably more comical than the original series.[34]
In 1885, former agents James West and Artemus Gordon are called out of retirement by the secret service to battle Miguelito Loveless Jr., the son of their old nemesis (Died 1880), who has developed an atomic bomb and also managed to replace the crowned heads of England, Spain, and Russia with exact duplicates who are under his control.
More Wild Wild West
Burt Kennedy
William Bowers (credit on some prints: "Teleplay by William Bowers and Tony Kayden; Story by William Bowers")
In 1890 West and Gordon again come out of retirement to defeat Professor Albert Paradine II, a brilliant madman who seeks world power with weapons of doom. (atomic bomb)
Emmy Awards
During its four-year run The Wild Wild West received three Emmy nominations:
The entire four-season run of The Wild Wild West is available on DVD from Paramount Home Video in both individual box sets of each season as well as a box containing the whole series. However, only the latter contains the reunion films.
The Wild Wild West had six different producers during the course of its four-season run, plus a seventh for the two reunion movies. A breakdown of the episodes and their producers appears in the chart below.
During its run, The Wild Wild West featured a large number of notable guest stars. Many of these guests also appeared on Star Trek. These actors and the titles to the episodes of both series that they appeared in are listed below.[41] A video montage of some of these performance can be found on YouTube.[42]
The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth The Night That Terror Stalked the Town The Night of the Whirring Death The Night of the Murderous Spring The Night of the Raven The Night of the Green Terror The Night of the Surreal McCoy The Night of the Bogus Bandits The Night Dr. Loveless Died The Night of Miguelito's Revenge
Phoebe Dorin - (The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth, The Night That Terror Stalked the Town, The Night of the Whirring Death, The Night of the Murderous Spring, The Night of the Raven, The Night of the Green Terror)
John Doucette - (The Night of the Flaming Ghost, The Night of the Surreal McCoy)
Anthony Eisley - (The Night of the Eccentrics, The Night of the Janus)
Robert Ellenstein - (The Night of the Flaming Ghost, The Night Dr. Loveless Died, The Night of the Gruesome Games, The Night of the Winged Terror: Parts 1 & 2)
Roy Engel - (The Night of the Steel Assassin, The Night of the Colonel's Ghost, The Night of the Arrow, The Night of the Death-Maker, The Night of the Big Blackmail, The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1)
Bernard Fox - (The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1)
Beverly Garland - (The Night of the Cut-Throats, The Night of the Bleak Island)
Lisa Gaye - (The Night of the Skulls, The Night of the Falcon)
Hurd Hatfield - (The Night of the Man-Eating House, The Night of the Undead)
Douglas Henderson - (The Night of the Skulls, The Night of the Falcon, The Night of the Turncoat, The Night of the Underground Terror, The Night of the Death Masks, The Night of the Fugitives, The Night of Miguelito's Revenge, The Night of the Sabatini Death, The Night of the Diva, The Night of the Plague)
Richard Kiel - (The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth, The Night That Terror Stalked the Town, The Night of the Whirring Death, The Night of the Simian Terror)
